Human skin in vitro percutaneous absorption of gaseous ethylene oxide from fabric

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 513-515

  Wester, R C ^a   Hartway, T ^a   Serranzana, S ^a   Maibach, H I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CLOTHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MODEL; SKIN ABSORPTION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; CLOTHING; DIFFUSION; ETHYLENE OXIDE; HUMANS; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; TEXTILES;

EID: 0030977543     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0278-6915(97)00016-1     Document Type: Article

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